Freeman also paid attention to William’s interaction with Kate as he sat down beside her. The Prince of Wales reportedly said: “That was executed well. It’s quite good to connect instead of holding things back like always.”

He allegedly followed that up with: “I know it’s bad, I ought to have words with him. He’ll shout and God knows what but things’ll change, won’t it?”

Meghan has previously opened up about what it was like during their final engagement as senior royals. Speaking in the couple’s 2022 Netflix docuseries, she recalled: “The first time that we saw the other members of the family was in public at Westminster Abbey.”

Harry added: “We were nervous seeing the family because all the TV cameras and everybody watching at home and everybody watching in the audience.

“It’s like living through a soap opera where everybody else views you as entertainment.”

Although Harry and Meghan may have seemed like an integral part of the royal family and appeared to share a close bond with William and Kate, Harry has opened up about how different things felt behind the scenes.

The Duke of Sussex shared, “I felt really distant from the rest of my family, which was interesting because so much of how they operate is about what it looks like, rather than what it feels like.
And it looked cold. But it also felt cold.”

When the couple stepped back from their roles as senior royals, Queen Elizabeth issued a rare and heartfelt statement about her grandson and his wife.

She expressed, “My family and I are entirely supportive of Harry and Meghan’s desire to create a new life as a young family.
Although we would have preferred them to remain full-time working Members of the Royal Family, we respect and understand their wish to live a more independent life as a family while remaining a valued part of my family.”